UFC 203: Jessica Andrade finishes Joanne Calderwood in dominant fashion
Here is how the UFC 203 strawweight fight between Joanne Calderwood vs. Jessica Andrade played out
On Saturday, September 10, UFC strawweights Joanne Calderwood and Jessica Andrade kicked off the pay-per-view main card of UFC 203. The entire event went down at the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio.
Calderwood, a former cast member of The Ultimate Fight season 20, entered this bout riding a two-fight win streak, earning post-fight bonuses in both victories. Andrade initially started her UFC career as a member of the UFC’s bantamweight division before deciding to drop down to strawweight. The Brazilian made her first 115-pound debut at UFC 199 where fans saw her decimate former title challenger Jessica Penne with strikes.
Here is how the fight unfolded, round-by-round, including FanSided’s scoring of the fight.
ROUND 1: Calderwood immediately took the center of the Octagon looking to establish her kicks. Andrade swarmed with a combo put only connected with air. After another feeling out process, Adrade jumped in with another combo but Calderwood clinched up and landed a series of elbows before breaking free. Andrade would respond with a left hook to the temple before securing the takedown. While Calderwood eventually mader her way back to her feet, Andrade scooped her and threw her back down.
BIG takedown by @JessicaMMAPro! #UFC203 https://t.co/pibexHaT4l
— #UFC203 (@ufc) September 11, 2016
Working from the top, Andrade picked her opponent up and dropped her on the back of her head. An unfazed Calderwood defended well from the bottom but found no openings to scramble back to her feet. As she swarmed her opponent from the top, Andrade rained down blows before dropping down with an arm-in guillotine. Calderwood, struggling to find air, attempted to power through the submission but was forced to submit as Andrade continued to crank her neck.
OFFICIAL RESULT: Jessica Andrade def. Joanne Calderwood by submission (guillotine choke). Round 1, 4:38
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